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H.J.VOGE'L. BREASTOR TOP FOR METALLIC VESSELS. No. 473,274. v PatentedApr. 19, 1892.

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HENRY J. VOGEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEXVYORK, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM VOGEL &BROTHERS, OF SAME PLACE.

BREAST OR TOP FOR METALLIC VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,274, dated April19, 1892.

Application filed November 27,1891. Serial No. 413,236. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. VOGEL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brooklyn, in the State of New York, have invented anew and useful Breast or Top for Containing-Vessels, of which thefollowing is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in breasts and tops for vesselswithin which liquids may be stored and packed and the conten ts sealedagainst escape, and especially pertains to improvements of the top orbreast to which the seal or closure is applied.

My invention consists in the details of construction hereinafterspecified, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanyingdrawings,where- 1n- Figure 1 is a view of the invention having a plaincircular flange to receive a cap or lid and adapted to be applied to asurface of any part of a metallic vessel. Fig. 2 is a view showing theVertical flange made with threads in the outer wall of the flange andthe inner wall left plain. Fig. 3 is a View wherein the flange has bothwalls screwthreaded and to which either an outside or inside fitting capmay be applied, and Fig. 4 is a view showing the invention applied to aportion of the can or vessel other than the top.

A designates the top or breast of a can or other vessel having myinvention applied thereto, the plate and flange being formed in onepiece integral, the flange being crimped This cap-flange 1 consists of acircular vertical flange adapted to receive and hold a cover and may beplain and smooth, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, or itmay have theinner wall plain and the outer wall screw-threaded, as seen in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, or the flange may be formed with threads in both Walls, asseen in Fig. 3 of the drawings at 2.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a breast or top piece adaptedto be attached over an opening in thevessel, as a sheet-metal can or thecans or vessels of other material used for shipping and containingfluids.

The invention consists, as stated hereto fore, in a single piece ofmaterial formed with an integral vertical flange composed of twothicknesses of metal compressed into adjacent supporting positions, sothat the flange will be reinforced or strengthened, and the metal withinthe flange constituting the floor or base may be cut out and the flangeleft standing, ,without ,detriment to the security and safety of theseal of the closure applied thereto. It will be perceived that when themetal within the flange is out out the flange will still be standingstrong and stiff and not nearly so liable to be bent or kinked by theusages to which it may be subjected, and the cap or lid have a firm andstaple connection to the flange. This because of the double wall ofmetal of which the flange is made up. The floor of metal within theflange may be made continuous, or it may have a filling-hole made in it.In the latter instance a cap may be secured to the flange or plate bysolder, or it may be provided with a'valve to close the hole. Thesematters of closures are mentioned here to show the manner of practicingmyinvention to completion. They do not form part of my present inventionand are not shown, as they are well known in the trade.

It is apparent that my invention may be applied to other parts of avessel than the top, and may be fixed and secured to any vessels adaptedto contain a liquid, as the outer extending portions or flanges of themetal afford means for either soldering or otherwise connecting theplate to the vessel.

Having thus legally specified and described my invention,what I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A top or breast for a vessel, made of a single piece of metal andformed with an integral vertical cap-flange composed of two thicknessesof the metal, and a floor at the base of the inner wall of the verticalflange integral therewith, substantially as described.

2. A top or breast for a vessel, made of a single piece of metal formedwith an integral vertical cap-flange composed of two thicknesses of themetal and provided with screwthreads, and an integral floor at the baseof the inner wall of the vertical flange, substan tially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand in the presence of twoattesting witnesses- HENRY J. 'VOGEL.

Attest:

HARRY J. VALENTINE, O. O. PATTERSON.

